Facebook Expands COVID-19 Info Centre to 24 more African Countries

Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its mission to empower people around the world with timely and accurate news from trusted health authorities.

The COVID-19 Info Centre is featured at the top of News Feed and provides a central place for people to keep informed about the Coronavirus. It includes real-time updates from national official sources, regional and global organizations such as the Africa Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organization as well as helpful resources – articles, videos and posts – and tips about social distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Facebook users can opt-in to the centre to get notifications and see updates in their News Feed from official government, regional or global health authorities.

“Facebook is supporting the public health community’s work across the world to keep all communities informed during the coronavirus pandemic. We are happy to provide nearly every country with its own Information Centre so people across the continent have a central place to find authoritative information around COVID-19,” says Facebook’s Director of Public Policy for Africa, Kojo Boakye.

The new countries where Facebook is launching the COVID-19 Info Centre are: